Epidemiology of hypertension in the elderly

dc.contributor.author	Μπαμπάτσικου, Φωτούλα Π.	el
dc.contributor.author	Ζαβιτσάνου, Ασημίνα	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-13T23:16:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-13T23:16:00Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1245
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Επιδημιολογία
dc.subject	Ηλικιωμένοι
dc.subject	Υπέρταση
dc.subject	Θνησιμότητα
dc.subject	Μακαβριότητα
dc.subject	Πρόληψη
dc.subject	Elderly
dc.subject	Epidemiology
dc.subject	Hypertension
dc.subject	Prevalence
dc.subject	Mortality
dc.subject	Morbidity
dc.subject	Prevention
dc.title	Epidemiology of hypertension in the elderly	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Review	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2010-03
heal.bibliographicCitation	Babatsikou, F., Zavitsanou, A.. (2010). Epidemiology of hypertension in the elderly. "Health Science Journal". 4 (1), 24-30.	en
heal.abstract	Background: Hypertension is significantly associated with the increased morbidity and mortality rates from cerebrovascular disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and renal insufficiency. Arterial hypertension is highly prevalent in the elderly, this article reviews on the epidemiological features of hypertension in the elderly. Method and Material: We conducted a search of the literature in several databases (Medline, Scopus, EMBASE and CINAHL) to identify articles related to hypertension epidemiology. We also obtained relevant statistical information from the World Health Organization’s internet database. The search was performed using the following key terms: hypertension, epidemiology, elderly, prevalence, incidence, risk factors, mortality, morbidity, treatment and prevention. Results: Hypertension is highly prevalent in the elderly. Several epidemiological surveys conducted in the USA and Europe conclude that hypertension prevalence in the elderly ranges between 53% and 72%. Same prevalence patterns have been observed in Greece for this specific age group. High blood pressure values in the presence of several risk factors (obesity, diabetes mellitus, increased salt intake, hyperlipidemia, smoking, lack of physical activity, psychological factors, advanced age, sex) lead to a further increase of cardiovascular disease risk. Regular physical activity, the implementation of a healthy diet and medication are some of the preventive measures that can be adopted for the reduction of high blood pressure levels. Conclusions: The most efficient treatment method of coronary heart disease is the administration of antihypertensive medications in the elderly since other interventions (physical activity, reduce of cigarette smoking, healthy diet) are not easily acceptable by the population.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2010-01